Chapter 0905

Chapter 0905

Maximus sipped his coffee, his thoughts elsewhere. In just few hours, he would see Diana–they had agreed to visit Peter and Celeste together. Originally, they had planned to go in the morning, but a last–minute issue had come up for Diana, so they decided to visit them during lunch instead. Maximus had already called Peter to check on them and make sure they had everything they needed.

But right now, his biggest concern was Paul. Ever since they had returned from the Maldives, the boy had been different–distant, withdrawn. Maximus knew things hadn’t gone as Paul had hoped, but that was part of life. Relationships could be amazing, or they could be a complete disaster. Unfortunately, this time, it had been the latter.

Maximus was lost in thought when he was abruptly interrupted by Laura, who walked in carrying little Adele.

“What’s wrong, Dad?” she asked, curious.

“Hmm?” Maximus blinked, snapping out of his thoughts.

“You look deep in thought. Your mind isn’t here,” she said, concern in her voice.

“Oh… it’s Paul. Ever since we got back from the Maldives, he’s been… well, I don’t know how to put it.”

“Sad?”

“I don’t know if that’s the right word, but things didn’t go the way I expected. I actually thought we’d stay there longer, but as soon as we arrived, we practically turned right back around.”

“What do you think happened?”

“Paul hasn’t talked much about it, but I suspect Nadia wasn’t what he imagined.”

“What makes you think that?”

a feeling about her… a bad

exactly did

She was sweet, sure, but the way she treated Paul

listened to his daughter

and not feel comfortable telling me?‘

you really think that’s what

a guess. But I do know this–if things had gone well, he’d be over the moon. And he’s not. I have a strong feeling he was seriously let down

be it… I need to talk to him. Paul is a great kid—he’s handsome and kind. He’ll find someone else. This was his first love, but it won’t be

lot like Mom. He got

let out a slow breath.

was true–Paul had inherited Alexia’s beauty.

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not just hers.

were traits in Paul that

to his real

Maximus had debated whether or not to tell Paul the truth. But now, Alexia was gone. There was no

he didn’t want this secret to come back to haunt him someday.

truth was far from what

had never forgotten about

believed that if Pierre had never been in

peace.

[Versailles, France]

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